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Re: water water everywhere!

Author: johnt
Date: 2008-01-14 15:03

Clare,

Something you should check is the possibility of an errant feather or swab strand or speck of dirt in the offending tone holes. If any of these are present, condensation water will form there & be wicked into the hole. Best way to solve this is to take off the main finger keys of the top tube & use a flashlight to look into the holes. If a strand is there, sometimes it can be pulled out of the hole. Then take a pipe cleaner, spray it with Woodwind All & ream the hole, being careful not to touch the back of the bore in the process. It is also a good idea to do this with the octave holes; investment in an octave hole insert remover ($30 or so USD) is necessary. Soak the inserts in alcohol for a few minutes then take a tooth brush & brush off both sides. Blow through the tiny insert hole & resoak in alcohol. Let dry or wipe off & then apply Woodwind All. You can spray directly onto the metal insert. The stuff is non-toxic so it won't hurt your fingers. Clean the octave holes with a pipe cleaner as described above & reinsert the inserts. Doing this every 3 or so months is excellent insurance in preventing the problems you wrote about. If you have further questions, please call or email me & I will be happy to walk you through the procedures.

Best,

john

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